Redhawk Caldera On dark wings

But his mind kept straying back to the bats, wondering if he was right about their roosting habits. Suddenly, he decided he would finish his patrol, but instead of going up the rim to sit, he would instead check out some of the caves. They would be dark, he knew, so he wouldn't go too deep.

Suddenly, he had company. Peregrine slowed, then stopped, turning to eyeball Ashton. "Just finishing my patrol. Then I was thinking of heading into the caves to do some exploring. You afraid of the dark? If not, I wouldn't mind some company." He began to take a few slow steps, eager to continue — and finish — his route. "Maybe there's some really far-out stuff growing down there," he mused with playful sarcasm.